Someday in the near future, our pioneer spirit will take us to the stars. But how will be organize our colonies? What unforeseen dangers will we face? And who will be chosen to go? Now today's masters of science fiction offer some startling possibilities...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN investigates the mystery of a lead coffin, launched from a radioactive moon base.
ROBERT SILVERBERG welcomes a newcomer without eyes to a new world where the blind lead the blind.
JERRY POURNELLE launches Earth politics into space...along with Earth greed and corruption.
NORMAN SPINRAD explores science-fact-and-fiction, from classic Robert A. Heinlein to cyberpunk William Gibson.
Contents:
- Introduction by Jerry Pournelle
- Consort (1975) by Jerry Pournelle
- The Free Agent (1981) by Michael Cassutt
- What Are These Lagrange Points, Anyway? by Doug Beason
- The Christmas Count (1991) by Henry Melton
- Three Poems:
— The Lagrange League Stationary Habitats by William John Watkins
— When Silver Plums Fall by Bruce Boston
— High Flight by John Gillespie MaGee, Jr.
- Lifeguard (1987) by Doug Beason
- New Worlds In Space by Norman Spinrad
- The Software Plague (1985) by John Park
- Blindsight (1986) by Robert Silverberg
- Access To Space: SSX by Jim Ransom
- Ghost Town (1983) by Chad Oliver
- Poppa Was A Catcher (1987) by Steven Gould
- In Appreciation: Robert A. Heinlein by Jerry Pournelle
- The Long Watch (1949) by Robert A. Heinlein
Cover illustration by Syd Datton
